Implementation

In every country of service, we begin by working with government leaders to identify an appropriate orphanage to become the regional model and training site. We introduce the institution's administrators and government officials to Whole Child's team of trainers and early childhood specialists, who sensitize them to the importance of our underlying principles of primary care, continuity of care, group size, freedom of movement, and others. These preliminary training sessions emphasize the impact of these factors on child development outcomes, particularly brain development, a child's lifelong ability to form relationships, and the ultimate possibility of becoming a productive member of society.

With the full engagement of the institutional leadership, we collaboratively review current practices, formulate a plan for change in the model institution, and create a blueprint for expansion. As part of this process, the country is separated into regions from which potential trainers can be recruited for participation in the model site change. These trainers ultimately become an expanded Whole Child training team that can return to their respective regions with the knowledge and expertise needed to continue the process of change in their nation's orphanages, childcare centers, and preschool programs.

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